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Charlemagne and Leo III

Charles III and Camilla

Elizabeth II's anointing

coronation mantel of King Roger II of Sicily

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, kneels before Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, surrounded by clergy and officials in ceremonial robes.

Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Robe of Estate, a long purple velvet robe with gold embroidery and white ermine trim, displayed in a glass case at Windsor Castle.

Queen Victoria seated at her coronation in Westminster Abbey as the Archbishop of Canterbury places the crown on her head, surrounded by courtiers and clergy in ceremonial dress.

George IV: coronation

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Leo III, detail from a mosaic, 8th century; on the exterior of the church of S. Giovanni Laterano, Rome

Saint Leo III

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